Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the broader index in India, a rise of 22.5 points or 0.2 percent. Nifty futures were trading around 11,399.50- level on the Singaporean Exchange.

The Nifty50 is likely to open flat on Thursday following muted trend seen in other Asian markets. The index closed 10 points lower at 11,346 on Wednesday.

Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the broader index in India, a rise of 22.5 points or 0.2 percent. Nifty futures were trading around 11,399.50- level on the Singaporean Exchange.

Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a flat to positive opening for the broader index in India, a rise of 3.5 points or 0.03 percent. Nifty futures were trading around 11,362-level on the Singaporean Exchange.

The S&P 500 and Dow slipped on Wednesday as gains in Apple shares were offset by a drop in energy and industrial companies, while the US Federal Reserve remained on course for an expected interest rate hike in September, said a Reuters report.

Asian stocks were little changed on Thursday, with sentiment fragile after the latest escalation in Sino-US trade war while global bond markets were rattled by Washington’s increased borrowing and Japan’s new tolerance for higher yields, it said.

On the earnings front, as many as 74 companies are scheduled to report results for quarter ended June which include names like Capital First, Godrej Properties, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Marico, MOIL, Mold Tek, ONGC, Pfizer, The Ramco Cements, Shakti Pumps, TCI and Visaka Industries among others.

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